Thanks for making RealAg Radio a part of your day; it's an honour to provide our listeners with the latest insight and analysis of issues happening now in agriculture. On today's show, you'll hear: The top ag news stories of the day with host Shaun Haney; Wendy White of Viterra, with a discussion on the... Read More
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If you aren't in the field yet, chances are you are itching to get out there and get the tires rolling. This is probably especially true if you are fearing early frost come harvest season. Alana Serhan, market development specialist with PRIDE Seeds, says that before you even consider taking that corn seed out of... Read More
This week's Wheat Pete's Word has got some good news, some good ideas, and finally a discussion on just how terrible timothy really is as a forage option. Host Peter Johnson answers questions on a crop's first drink of water, how much starter fertilizer you can pack into strip-till strips, and reminds growers that armyworm... Read More
We've talked about flattening the COVID-19 infection curve and a flattened recovery curve, and now we're talking about flattening the worry curve. David Coletto, CEO of Abacus Data, a polling and market research firm, says that his company has been tracking how Canadians feel about COVID-19, how stressed they are about it, how long isolation... Read More
As we enter the second month of physical distancing and economic shut down during the COVID-19 pandemic, discussions have begun on easing restrictions and potentially allowing some people to get back to work. But we don't know how long that might take, or when it will happen, or what the economic recovery will look like... Read More
Happy Tuesday! We've got a great show lined up for you today on RealAg Radio. You'll hear: The top ag news stories of the day with host Shaun Haney; David Coletto, of Abacus Data, on some of the latest research that has shown how the general public has shifted their thinking when it comes to... Read More
From microwave ovens, to X-rays, and even potato chips, many important discoveries have been stumbled upon by accident. The same may to be true when it comes to weed control and the continuing fight to control glyphosate-resistant Canada fleabane. On this episode of RealAgriculture's Soybean School, Mike Cowbrough, Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural... Read More
Often when we think of herbicide resistance, as producers, we think it means we have to stop spraying certain products completely. This is not always the case, and as Tom Wolf of Sprayers 101 and AgriMetrix explains in our latest Canola School episode, why and how you can take some extra steps from the sprayer... Read More
What happens if you, someone else on the farm, or one of your employees gets sick or must self-isolate during the spring planting or calving season? It's a scenario every farm should prepare for in the midst of the current pandemic, says Jennifer Wright. A cough or a runny nose is usually not an excuse... Read More
It's the start of a new week, and tractor are beginning to roll across the country as we head into the last week of April. And conveniently enough, it's Agronomic Monday! On today's episode of RealAg Radio, you'll hear: Andrew Reid, technical marketing manager with BASF Canada, on early-spring weed control for your pulse crops;... Read More